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Bonnie Cone Memorial

Bonnie Cone Memorial from directly overhead

Bonnie Cone Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Landingham Glen, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 11 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Permitted

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.30635, -80.72802

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Main Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Arts Quad: 0.2 mi
  • West Main Quad: 0.4 mi
  • University Meadows Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kirk Farm Fields: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Museums: 33
Nature reserves: 28
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
  • Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
  • Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 6.3 mi
  • Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 26
Peaks: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 14.7 mi
  • South Point Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bonnie Cone Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spencer MountainW375 m21.9 mi
Reese MountainWNW325 m23.3 mi
Berry MountainWSW281 m20.7 mi
Capps HillW244 m8.0 mi
Red HillSSE228 m17.2 mi
Polk MountainSE205 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:0920:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:21
December solstice07:2916:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606977807972615144
Precip in3.73.14.14.03.74.75.34.54.23.53.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/169460851

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